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Sorry for the repeated reminders but this is important. Today is realistically the last day for people to record their vote in the 2013 local body elections. If they are keen they can deliver their votes to various local collection points which in Auckland includes…
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A recent study gives a strong indication of the extent of, and the recent increases in, insecure work in NZ. It is being released at the CTU conference today, along with the launch of a campaign to improve worker security. Simon Collins in today's NZ…
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One of the more enduring myths presented by the proponents of treaties like the TPPA is that they have to be approved by the NZ parliament. This isn't the case. As usual with most right wing myths, they appear to be taking their civics lessons…
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It's curious than John Key has stepped into the breach to chair the TPP discussions, in Obama's absence from APEC Summit. Of course the anonymous NZ Herald Editorial claims it is something to cause kiwis to be proud. I guess we won't hear or read…
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As the US federal government shutdown drags on, an even more crucial point is approaching. The US government will hit its debt ceiling in ten days. If that happens, the results will be cataclysmic. But the Republicans who control congress hardly seem to care. Having…
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The Fabians have organised a debate between Jane Kelsey and Wayne Map this Wednesday at 6pm at the University of Auckland's Owen Glenn Building. There is a current meeting in Indonesia that is trying to resolve the differences between states in hope of an early…
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The census night population data result has now been released. There will be one new electorate in the North Island, the number of South Island seats is set by law at 16 and the number of Maori electorates will remain at 7. Overall the population…
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The asset sales costs just keep on rising. The tally so far is $124 million. The 'buy now, pay later' scheme for Meridian is going to cost $61 million. There will be tens of millions in other sales costs. Now, the Greens have calculated the…
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The US is creeping toward a week of government shut down. Held hostage by the Republicans Tea Party wing. It will be fascinating to see what this does to the GOP. Will it split into two parties one essentially fascist and one more like the…
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The saga of the Ruataniwha Dam raises a number of interesting issues. The Nick Smith appointed Board of Inquiry includes ex National MP Alec Neill who also served as the chair of Environmental Canterbury before the board was sacked by the Government. As said by Marty G…
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The Sunday programme this evening has Rob Gilchrist, police spy and provocateur, breaking his silence about the decade he spent amongst mostly peaceful activists. He was one amongst the very many sworn officers and informants that the police, spy agencies, and their civilian detective agencies…
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Old man Armstrong's out on the Herald's front lawn this morning, shaking his fist and telling those bloody kids in Labour to stop questioning whether the Reserve Bank is doing the right thing. They should sit quietly and accept whatever the Bank decides to do.…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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There is just over a week to go to the end of the current local body elections and turnout is small. In Auckland as at yesterday the return of votes was running at 14.64% compared to 22.6% in 2010. Things are not much better in…
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That would be Steven Joyce describing university councils, but he could be describing any democratic governance - including parliament. Dictatorship is so much more efficient. That's why we praise the likes of Bainimarama. The getting rid of "large unwieldy representative bodies" is such a good aim.…
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Earlier this year, National attacked the Greens' Progressive Ownership housing policy, a 'rent-to-own' scheme that effectively gives first homebuyers access to the Crown's low cost of capital (like State Advances used to do). Nat fanboi John Armstrong said "It is a dog of a policy.…
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In the wake of the astounding victory of the NZ team in San Diego, Scott at Imperator Fish offers these words of sage advice. He has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. The…
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There's a way of giving people bad news called in PR circles a shit sandwich - basically you give people something happy and fluffy, then the bad news, then something happy and fluffy so you can brush on past it. And we've been paying for…
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So getting your grass verge mowed is the biggest issue for some central city council candidates and (presumably) their potential voters? Life must be pretty cosy in those parts of central city Auckland. Out here in the West of Auckland, many people have bigger concerns:…
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Simon Bridges has been keeping a low profile lately but he's in the news again today, and once again he's been caught being somewhat less than honest. It turns out he's been caught trying to bury a report showing a huge quarterly jump in electricity…
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So John Key goes out into the world to represent our interests and what does he get? His good mate David Cameron tells him to get stuffed when he asks for better access to the UK for Kiwis. A meeting with the Queen that made…
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Well it is official. A further poll points to a surge in support for Labour since David Cunliffe became leader. The latest Roy Morgan poll has Labour on 37% up 4.5%, National on 42% and the Greens on 11% although down 3.5%. National is up…
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Banner ads for UnitedFuture's signature policy on flexible superannuation have been appearing on Kiwiblog for the last week or so. They've carried the Parliamentary logo, but have had no promoter statement. You could click through to a United Future Party page on the policy which…